I'm an unusual director in that my cut is usually shorter then the final released film. I like short films.

These movies are like my kids. I just love them to death. Some of them go to Harvard and some of them can barely graduate high school.

We should all relax about life because you don't have a clue as to what's really going on.

It felt scary because there was no auditioning, no rehearsing.

By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around.

Michael worked one day. Everybody was a little freaked out and nervous because he's a really big star. We were already working with really big stars, but Michael is Michael.

Growing up, my fascination was all things dinosaur, and as an adult, I've had some success making films about aliens, so this is a dream come true.

It always happens at the end that you're always under the gun because of various schedules and all that.

I'm not the one or two take guy, but I'm not the 20, 30, 50, 70 take guy either. If I do a bunch of takes, like more than five or six, it's usually for some technical reasons.

The weird thing is that I hate to fly, and the quote that I give people is that every time I get off a plane, I view it as a failed suicide attempt.

Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy.

i see when you doubt yourself, i feel your fear. please put down your burden and remember i am here. -your angels.

Life Teaches You Several Things, It says 'Hi' & Gives You 'Good', It Says 'Hello' & Gives you 'Better', It says ''Wait" & Gives You "The Best

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

I've got a great dislike of reunions. It's a little like trying to go back and relive the best parts of your life, but you can't do it. Nothing is ever the same.

Your vocation in life is where your greatest joy meets the world's greatest need.

I'm training all the time. My goal is perfection. But I will never reach perfection.

There's nothing worse than a violent beating from an unremarkable person. Physical violence with someone is too much like shagging them. Too much id involved.

I'm a rule follower. But there is also a part of me, clearly, that doesn't follow them.

Musicians understand each other through means other that speaking.

If I ever had to be on an amusement park ride, I probably wouldn't get on one; I'm not a very adventurous person!